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Three Mid-Century Modern Graphic Designers You Need to Know About

Here are 3 incredible midcentury modern designers that made a significant impact to design in the mid-20th century. They influence me in my own work at BillingtonPix with their idealism about great design, with the honesty of clear communication that was a clear break away from earlier design. 1. Paul Rand Paul Rand is best known for his corporate logos, such as for IBM and NeXT, but his earlier work comprised of magazine and book covers. His genius was in reducing the ethos of a company down to a single logo that clearly communicated its message, by stripping away all the non-essentials to deliver an un-sentimental design that you could trust. You can read my blog about his work . 2. Saul Bass Saul Bass dedicated his life to creating beautiful movie posters and movie opening sequences, such as for Psycho, North by Northwest, Goodfellas and Casino. His style is quintessentially mid-century and you can still see it being used today. Like Paul Rand, Bass was able to reduce the meaning ...

Contemporary Retro Aesthetic T-Shirts

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I'm pleased to present my full collection of contemporary retro style t-shirts, for sale online from my store. These include Mid-Century Modern abstract pattern designs, 80s Memphis and urban photographic themes. These designs are all inspired from my urban surroundings in Southwark, London. I love urban and I love retro, so these designs and photography is the perfect mix for me. Here is my t-shirts catalog from my Pinterest page . For all streetwear fans, here are some new designs that have just gone up on my store. All are urban retro aesthetic themed. This includes tees, phone cases and dad caps. I'm constantly updating the collection so keep checking back if you don't see what you like at first. For further ideas check out our  BillingtonPix Pinterest Shop . This contains a complete feed of all our products from  BillingtonPix.com  as well as a collation of pins from my  BillingtonPix.RedBubble.com  shop, my  BillingtonPix Zazzle store , my  Billi...